Amphibians and Reptiles of Orange County, California
Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, University of California, Irvine
Click on images or names to open. 21 species illustrated
Species exotic to California and/or North America, yellow background
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| Salamanders |
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California Slender Salamander,
Batrachoceps attenuatus |
California Newt,
Taricha torosa |
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| Frogs |
Toads |
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Bullfrog,
Lithobates (Rana) catesbianus |
California Tree Frog,
Pseudacris (Hyla) cadaverina |
Pacific Treefrog,
Pseudacris (Hyla) regilla |
Western Toad (California Subspecies), Bufo boreas halophilus |
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Lizards
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Anguidae
(Alligator Lizards) |
Phrynosomatidae
(Spiny Lizards) |
Southern Alligator Lizard,
Elgaria multicarinata |
Coast Horned Lizard,
Phrynosoma blainvillii |
Western Fence Lizard,
Sceloporus occidentalis |
Granite Spiny Lizard,
Sceloporus orcutti |
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Side-blotched Lizard,
Uta stansburiana |
| Scincidae
(Skinks) |
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Teiidae (Whiptails and Tegus) |
Western Skink,
Eumeces skiltonianus
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Orange-throated Whiptail, Aspidoscelis hyperythra |
Coastal Whiptail,
Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri |
| Turtles |
| Emydidae
(Painted, Map, Box, and Slider Turtles) |
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Western Pond Turtle,
Actinemys marmorata |
Red-eared Slider,
Trachemys scripta elegans |
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| Snakes |
| Colubridae (Colubrids) |
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California King Snake,
Lampropeltis getula californiae |
California Striped Racer, Masticophis lateralis lateralis |
Gopher Snake,
Pituophis catenifer |
Coast Patch-nosed Snake,
Salvadora hexalepis virgultea |
Two-striped Gartersnake, Thamnophis hammondii |
| Viperidae (Vipers) |
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake,
Crotalus oreganus helleri |
Red Diamond Rattlesnake,
Crotalus ruber |
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